Cuddly toys bound for the International Space Station, squealing as they go.
Who would have thought that the news from Nokia yesterday that Angry Birds are going into emerging markets could be topped?
Well, now Collectspace has reported that an Angry Bird toy will accompany cosmonauts and NASA astronauts on a manned Progress M-13M spaceflight.
But this is no safety blanket. No, these birds have a mission – to float, and thereby indicate when zero gravity has been achieved.
Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov said: "According to the existing tradition, we take with us small charms," and explained the custom of flying a toy as a "zero-g indicator."
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